He transferred to Hampton High School in Virginia, where he played basketball and football.
He graduated from the College of William & Mary in 1943, where he played football and was co-captain of the basketball team.
He served in the United States Navy at the United States Naval Training Center Bainbridge, where he played football for the Bainbridge Commodores and earned Mid-Atlantic All-Service honors.
He also played football on the Fleet City Blue Jackets at Camp Shoemaker, California, where the team went 8–0–1 in 1945.
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